# Mental Illness Awareness Week: Where the US Still Falls Short

**URL:** https://www.valant.io/resources/blog/mental-illness-awareness-week-where-the-us-still-falls-short/
**Author:** Heidi Amrine
**Published:** October 10, 2014

> “Behavioral health is perceived as a cost as opposed to a profit center,” Dr. David Lischner, a Seattle-based psychiatrist, told Healthline. Lischner is the founder of Evidence Based Treatment Center of Seattle and Valant Medical Solutions. “Healthcare reform is designed...

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“Behavioral health is perceived as a cost as opposed to a profit center,” Dr. David Lischner, a Seattle-based psychiatrist, told Healthline. Lischner is the founder of Evidence Based Treatment Center of Seattle and Valant Medical Solutions. “Healthcare reform is designed to make costs more manageable as we focus on outcomes instead of volumes. Behavioral health is a big lever in the healthcare system.”

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